Alexander Chen

Alexander Chen (b. 1981) creates musical and interactive work. In 2002, he made Sonata for the Unaware, a piece which generated music from video footage of Philadelphia subway commuters. In 2011, he launched http://www.mta.me, which turned the New York subway system into a string instrument. After working with various companies such as The Barbarian Group, he joined Google Creative Lab in 2010, where he conceived the Les Paul Google doodle. As a musician, he is a multi-instrumentalist who performs live on viola under musical monikers The Consulate General and Boy in Static. Chen is currently living in Brooklyn.

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Eyebeam is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2011 Fall/Winter Residencies. Awards totaling $25,000 and 24/7 access to Eyebeam's design, research, and fabrication studios have been awarded to 6 artists in the areas of performance, wearable technology, interactive installation, media art, and sonification/visualization.
Eyebeam’s residents are selected from two yearly open calls of emerging artists and creative technologists for a five-month residency, which includes a stipend as well as access to Eyebeam’s facilities, equipment, and opportunities for collaboration and development of work. This group of six residents was selected from a group of 176 applicants.